Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
910 PM MDT FRI APR 18 2014
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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
910 PM MDT FRI APR 18 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS ABOVE 10000
FEET TONIGHT. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS THE
REGION. THE STRONGER AND MORE NUMEROUS STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
SATURDAY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM STRONGER STORMS WILL BE HAIL UP TO
1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALL STORMS WILL
PRODUCE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
SNOW LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL REMAIN AROUND OR ABOVE 10000
FEET. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 10000 FEET THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
BELOW 10000 FEET...PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN. INSTABILITY
APPEARS TO BE ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM WITH THIS SYSTEM
WHICH WOULD TEND TO KEEP RAINFALL RATES GENERALLY BELOW .20 AN
HOUR. HOWEVER...IF SUFFICIENT AFTERNOON HEATING OCCURS...A FEW
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON THE SUSCEPTIBLE BURN SCARS...SUCH AS
THE WALDO...COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE EXPECTED
TO OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1105 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2014
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JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
1105 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WARM AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS NORTHEAST AND
NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND ACROSS
THE PALMER DIVIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY WINDS TO
35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH ONLY
LIGHT RAINFALL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MOISTURE STREAMING NORTHWARD AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY
ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA ON SATURDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS FORMING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG A
WEAK COLD FRONT STALLED OUT ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE MAY PRODUCE
BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL. MEANWHILE SHOWERS IN THE
HIGH COUNTRY WILL PRODUCE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...WITH LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THE CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WILL DECREASE ON SUNDAY WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM EXITING THE
REGION.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY LOOK MAINLY DRY WITH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE
AVERAGE ON TUESDAY. THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE WILDLAND FIRE
DANGER ON THE PLAINS BY TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
GRADUALLY TURN COOLER AND MORE HUMID WITH SHOWERS RETURNING TO THE
HIGH COUNTRY BY THURSDAY AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DROPS DOWN FROM
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
558 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2014
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
558 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS GULF MOISTURE SURGES INTO SOUTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THIS MORNING...PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH-
CENTRAL AREAS OF THE STATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT OVER THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OR SO OF THE
STATE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO NEW MEXICO SATURDAY...SCATTERED
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY GENERATE GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS.
WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
555 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2014
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LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
555 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN
UTAH,.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
70 THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE
IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH TONIGHT WITH SNOW OVER
THE MOUNTAINS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SOME
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH WIND
ADVISORIES PROBABLE FOR WEDNESDAY. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO LIKELY
CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE FOUR CORNERS AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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